Michael Jones wrote:
> On Jun 2, 2008, at 2:28 PM, Harry Devine wrote:
>>>> Michael Jones wrote:
>>>>> On Jun 1, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Harry Devine wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael Jones wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On May 30, 2008, at 3:56 AM, Harry Devine wrote:
>>>>> Sorry, my description of the process probably wasn't complete..
>>>>>>>>>> When I saw this problem I changed the permissions of the raw1394
>>>>> device, and then ran mythtv-setup again. Check your firewire input
>>>>> and
>>>>> make sure the configuration screen shows the actual id of the
>>>>> device.
>>>>>>>>>> If it can't see the device there will be a pulldown menu that
>>>>> doesn't
>>>>> contain any data - if it can, there'll be a number in there: the ID
>>>>> of
>>>>> the device.
>>>>>>>>>> After you have an ID number in the firewire input setup, then
>>>>> restart
>>>>> all backends on your system.
>>>>>>>>>> Also, check the /var/log/mythtv/ directory for the backend logs.
>>>>>>>>>> Hope this helps..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>> Harry
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>>>>>mythtv-users at mythtv.org>>>>>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Would it help if I put up what the DB values are for the firewire
>>>> card
>>>> via phpMyAdmin? I can't get to my Myth box right now except via
>>>> SSH.
>>>> My TV's DLP lamp blew and I won't have a new one for a few more
>>>> days.
>>>> The need another adapter to connect my other LCD to it but don't
>>>> have
>>>> one yet (long story; don't ask ;-) ).
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Harry
>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry to hear about the spontaneous murphy's law attack..
>>>>>> Not sure I would recognize the data values on their own without the
>>> mythtv-setup screens ;-)
>>>>>> Someone might though..
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>>>mythtv-users at mythtv.org>>>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users>>>>>>>>>>> I checked permissions on /dev/raw1394 and they are 660. I decided to
>> run mythtv-setup anyway (via an SSH session on my laptop with
>> X-Forwarding). When I look at the Firewire capture card here's what
>> shows up:
>>>> Card type: FireWire cable box
>> GUID 00159AFFFE163F4A
>> Description: Motorola DCT-3412 DCT-3412
>> Cable box model: DCT-3412
>> Connection Type: Point to Point
>> Speed 100Mbps
>> Signal Timeout (msec): 2000
>> Tuning Timeout (msec): 9000
>>>> This all seems normal to me. The only questionable thing I can
>> think of
>> is the connection type. I think it should be Broadcast, but that
>> shouldn't make the card not initialize. From what I've read, that
>> could
>> cause some connection stability, but not a failure of the card every
>> single time.
>>>> Any ideas?
>> Harry
>>>>>> That looks correct, and you're right, broadcast/point-to-point
> shouldn't make the difference.
>> The fact that the GUID is being sensed by mythtv-setup means that
> MythTV has access to the device.
>> The only thing that I can think of is that I've read that some
> Firewire interfaces have driver issues, but that's grasping at
> straws. I'm out of ideas, sorry.
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>mythtv-users at mythtv.org>http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users>>Right after I sent the last message, I looked at my logs and didn't see
any of the "Problem with capture cards" message. I also noticed that
under the Capture Cards in mythtv-setup, the GUID was being shown now.
It used to say "[Firewire: ]" (notice the blank after Firewire. Now it
says "[Firewire: 00159AFFFE163F4A]". For some reason it wasn't being
picked up before and now it is. I don't really know why.
I have a test recording set to record a show over the firewire
connection to check it out. Its due to start in 5 minutes (from when
I'm typing this). I recall putting the channel change script into one
of the setup screens during my earlier setup steps, so I hope it'll
change the channel and start the recording for me. If it doesn't I'll
let you know.
I appreciate all of your help and ideas.
Harry